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Athletes and Coaches Like Dawn Staley Bring Historic Feats to Final Four

by Fierce | Apr 3, 2026 | News, Sports | 0

This will be the sixth straight Final Four for the South Carolina program under Coach Dawn Staley.

Coco Gauff Is Fulfilling Expectations

by Fierce Contributor | Jan 13, 2025 | Sports, News, Top Feature | 0

By Larry Bivins Ever since Coco Gauff reached the fourth round of the 2019 Wimbledon...

Simone Biles’ Winning Message Is as Good as Gold

by Fierce Contributor | Aug 11, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Fitness, Joy!, Sports, Top Feature, Transformations | 0

Simone Biles became the most decorated Olympic gymnast in U.S. history by taking time for herself...

Coco Gauff’s Competitive Spirit Drives Her Success

by Fierce Contributor | Sep 10, 2023 | Sports, Joy!, News, Top Feature | 0

Coco Gauff has something that transcends forehands and backhands. She has the heart of a champion. And she is the fifth Black American to win the U.S. Open, joining Althea Gibson, Serena and Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens.

Naomi Osaka: A New Profile in Courage

by Fierce Contributor | Oct 1, 2020 | Sports, Top Feature | 0

In winning her second U.S. Open championship, 22-year-old Naomi Osaka made a statement that had...

Althea Gibson Featured in CBS Sports Documentary

by Yanick Rice Lamb | Feb 18, 2019 | News, Sports | 0

Long before Venus and Serena Williams, Billie Jean King or Arthur Ashe picked up a tennis racket, Althea Gibson reigned supreme on the court, winning 11 Grand Slams and roughly 100 other titles worldwide.

At 13, Cori Gauff Wants to Be Greatest Tennis Player — Ever

by Fierce Contributor | Sep 15, 2017 | Sports | 0

Cori “CoCo” Gauff aspires to be the greatest tennis player ever, and she just may have the game, moxie and perfect role model to make it happen.

Madison, Sloane, Venus Make History at U.S. Open Championships

by Fierce Contributor | Sep 13, 2017 | Sports, Top Feature | 0

For the first time ever, three of the four women playing in the women’s singles semi-finals were African American – Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams.

‘A Beautiful Thing’ — Serena Makes History With Venus

by Yanick Rice Lamb | Jan 28, 2017 | Family, Fitness, News, Sports, Ties, Top Feature | 0

While many of you were sleeping, Serena Williams made history again by winning her 23rd grand slam at the Australian Open in Melbourne. It was yet another sister act against Venus Williams, and they both came to play.